FNUS73 KFGF 291353 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY LAKE...USFWS DETROIT LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 853 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A CLOUDY AND MILD DAY IN THE MID 50S IS EXPECTED AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING...AND LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON WITH ABOUT 0.20 TO 0.30 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 7 PM. THE MINIMUM RH SHOULD ONLY GET DOWN TO NEAR 55 PERCENT DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER 0.10 OF AN INCH OR SO. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED STORM IN THE EVENING. LOOK FOR BREEZY EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD. SHOWERS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. WINDS WILL STILL BE BREEZY BUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THURSDAY LOOKS CLOUDY...BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...WITH SOME LINGERING DRIZZLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 38 TO 46 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........89 91 94 95 96 96 95 94 93 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............49 50 52 53 54 54 55 55 55 RH..............60 61 64 65 64 62 61 62 64 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 17 18 18 18 18 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........92 91 89 86 81 76 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 52 49 47 45 44 RH..............65 70 77 81 82 83 20 FT WIND......SE 16 SE 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 25 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........73 73 72 72 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 51 53 RH..............83 73 61 56 20 FT WIND......W 15G25 W 17G25 W 18G30 NW 17G25 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090429.WHISK.01/FGF